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Salomon Sth 14 Binding Problem
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So last year I had a pair of fujatives with Marker Jester Bindings, and dalbello P8 boots, had them on 10 Din setting, had no problems, really good bindings, only popped out of them on a big fall, like a wanted to.
This year i sold my fujas, and bought some liberty hazmats with salmon sth14 bindings. after a few days riding I've realised i'm coming out of my skis really easy. like much easier than a 10 din setting should. I asked the guy who fitted them but he didnt really understand (mainly because he's french, and his english isnt great) could this be because the bindings fit salomon boots better than dalbello? i'm thinking this because my boot doesnt fit snugly against the front of the binding, like it did with the jester. I've used rossi scratch bindings before with these boots (on test skis) and they were fine, my knowledge in this area isnt that extensive. Does anyone have any ideas?
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Are you ejecting out of both bindings equally? Or are you ejecting out just one? Are your forward pressure settings correct?
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You have to check up on forward pressure pretty often with those bindings. That's what it sounds like.
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I'll check and get back to you
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well I tried the forward pressure setting and its was as in as far as the screw could go.
I guess i'll give them another day riding then crank up the Din
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If you have the screw cranked all the way in, that may be screwing up your forward pressure more than it helps, and wrecking the forward pressure springs which ruin the binding.
The difference between your Jesters and STH are the elasticity of retention. You can come part of the way out of your Jesters and that heel design will pull you back in, whereas the STH will only take a little bit of a push and you're ejected with no hope of being pulled back in. It's different binding designs, and I have similar issues with my STH 16s (two pairs) vs. the Axial 140s I used before. I've turned up the din a bit, but that really isn't an ideal solution.
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Could be too much forward pressure.
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